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Immigration - March, 2017

221 articles

• Ex-Lawman Arpaio Can't Delay Criminal Contempt Trial
• 3 Ways To Prepare For The EB-5 Regional Center Audits
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Au Pairs Get Conditional Cert. In Wage-Fixing Action
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms Sentencing In Gun Case
• Sessions To Grow Deportation Program For Jailed Immigrants
• Trump To Officially Nominate McAleenan For Customs Head
• Trainer Says Feds Can't Block Receipt Of Ballplayer Funds
• Senate Dems Have Questions In Wake Of US Atty Firings
• Agency Examines Sanctuary Policies, Curbs On Fed. Funds
• Alleged EB-5 Fraudster Asks To Swap Attys In $350M SEC Suit
• Judge Trims WashTech's F-1 Visa Rule Challenge
• Freeman Mathis & Gary Adds Immig. Attys To Atlanta Office
• Trump Takes Hawaii's Travel Ban Injunction To 9th Circ.
• DOL Nom Acosta Passes Senate Labor Committee
• Ill. Court Sides With Gov't In EB-5 Residency Status Row
• Seattle Sues Trump Over 'Sanctuary Cities' Funding Threat
• 9th Circ. Upholds ID Theft And Re-Entry Conviction, Sentence
• Gov't Funding Bill Likely To Exclude $33B For Defense, Wall
• Vt. Gov. Signs Bill To Limit Local Cooperation On Immigration
• Ariz. County Can't Use I-9s In State Prosecutions, Judge Says
• Calif. Bill Puts Employers In Middle Of Immigration Debate
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Changes Proposed For Work Visas
• Feds Fight Travel Ban Suit Over Updated Executive Order
• Justices Wrestle With Immigrant's Case On Bad Atty Advice
• Canadian Nurse May Challenge Guilty Plea, Calif. Court Says
• Miss. Gov. Signs Anti-Sanctuary City Measure
• House Panel Hears From Sanctuary City Opponents
• Trump Would Spend $1B To Build 62 Miles Of Border Wall
• 2nd Circ. Says Removal Not Punishment In Deportation Case
• Justices Set To Hear Immigrant's Case On Bad Atty Advice
• Calif. Top Judge Says 'Rule Of Law Is Being Threatened'
• Sessions Threatens To Cut DOJ Cash From 'Sanctuary' Cities
• Nonprofit Sues Over Docs On Device Searches At US Border
• ICE Detentions Illegally Long, Claims Detained Citizen
• 13 States Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Trump Immigration Ban
• Calif., Tech Cos. Join Challenge To 'Sanctuary City' Order
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• 3 Things To Watch For As Congress Takes Up EB-5 Renewal
• Hawaii Doubles Down On Bid To Halt Immigration Ban
• Va. Court Refuses To Block Trump's Latest Travel Ban
• Cubans' Lighthouse Landing Merits US Entry, 11th Circ. Told
• State Dept. Seeks More Scrutiny For Some Visa Applicants
• Shiite Org, Yemeni Parents File Latest Travel Ban Challenge
• What You Need To Know About The Border Wall So Far
• No Rehearing For Koch Foods In EEOC Fight Over Visa Info
• SEC Wins Injunction In Calif. EB-5 Fraud Scheme Suit
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• USCIS Must Rethink Axing S. Dakota EB-5 Regional Center
• Tide Of Low-Skilled Immigration Is Turning, Report Says
• Ex-Atty Gets 15 Months For Client Asylum Conspiracy
• Trump Admin. Gets Fast Appeal Of Immigration Ban Suit
• India Floats Draft Text Of WTO Services Agreement
• Courts Should Be Safe For Immigrants: Wash. Chief Justice
• Delays And Uncertainty Surround Trump's Latest Travel Ban
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• USCIS Rolls Out EB-5 Regional Center Audit Program
• Blade Co. To Pay $110K To Settle Fired Muslim Worker Case
• Labor Nom. Acosta Questioned On Policy, Budget In Hearing
• Tata Fires Back On Class Cert. Bid In Racial Bias Case
• 6th Circ. Says Border Crosser Needn't Prove Surveillance
• SEC Says Couple Blew Chance To Settle EB-5 Fraud Suit
• DOJ Settles Immigrant Discrimination Case With Pizza Chain
• Border Smartphone Searches Need A Warrant, 4th Circ. Told
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• Gorsuch Rebukes Trump, Defends Record To Senate Panel
• Trump's Remarks Prove Need To Halt Travel Ban, Hawaii Says
• Feds Seek To Block Agent, Trainer From Ballplayer Funds
• Maryland Bill To Block Immigration Inquiries Advances
• Ex-Boeing, National Security Group Execs Take DHS Posts
• Mass. Can Detain Immigrants, State High Court Told
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• DHS Bars Carry-On Electronic Devices On Certain Int'l Flights
• DHS Report Shows FOIA Requests, Backlog Rising
• SEC Fights Atty's Bid to Toss $9.6M EB-5 Investor Suit
• ICE Lists Immigrants Freed In Defiance Of Detainer Request
• Accounting Firm, Ex-Manager Settle Trade Secret, Visa Row
• Wedlock Caveat Voids Man's Citizenship, 2nd Circ. Says
• Arpaio Seeks Trial Delay, Citing Bar Mitzvah Of New Atty's Son
• Immigration Judges Sent To Deportation Centers, Big Cities
• 9th Circ. Rift Emerges Over Trump Travel Ban Ruling
• Partisan Sparks Fly At Gorsuch Hearing's First Day
• Hawaii Court Denies Clarification Bid In Travel Ban Case
• Berry Appleman Nabs Sr. USCIS Atty, Opens In Dubai
• H-1B Random Lottery System Is Justified, Ore. Court Says
• Int'l Travelers, Beware Digital Device Searches At Border
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• Ex-Sullivan Attys Ask SEC Nominee To Rebuke Travel Ban
• Wash. Court Won't Apply Old Block To New Travel Ban Order
• Trump To Face Tough Road On Immigration Budget Plan
• Replaced Disney Workers Seek Class Cert. In Race Bias Suit
• Pilgrim's Pride Temp Agency Sees EEOC Bias Suit Tossed
• Group Faces Opposition In Visa Rule Suit Intervention Bid
• Trump Appeals Maryland Court's Immigration Ban Block
• Treaties Bar Muslim Bias Suit Against Airline, Judge Says
• 3 Key Takeaways From The New Travel Ban Rulings
• DHS, DOL Adjust H-2B Visa Penalties For Inflation
• Dem Sen. Proposes Bill To Rescind Trump's Border Wall Order
• 3rd Circ. Judge Halts Deportation Of Afghani Who Aided U.S.
• Trump's Proposed DOJ Budget Could Cut Civil Rights Funding
• Poultry Co. Unlawfully Requested Work Docs, OCAHO Says
• Ex-Immigration Atty Gets 40 Years For Kidnapping Scheme
• Five Judges Say 9th Circuit Should Have Upheld Travel Ban
• Calif.'s Top Judge Protests Reported ICE Arrests At Courts
• A Pragmatic Look At Potential Changes To H-1B Cap Season
• Congress Braces For Fight Over Trump's First Budget
• Money For Wall, More Immigration Judges In Trump Budget
• Maryland Judge The Second To Block Trump's Travel Ban
• Trump Budget Request To Seek State Dept. Cuts, Wall Funds
• New Attacks Lodged Against Travel Ban Executive Order
• EB-5 Fraudster Bilked Foreign Investors Of $14.5M, SEC Says
• Bank Failed To Protect Against Check Scam, Law Group Says
• Hawaii Federal Judge Blocks Trump's New Travel Ban
• Pence, Ex-Ind. AG Freed From Trans Man's Name Change Suit
• Agent, Trainer Guilty In Ballplayer Smuggling Case
• DHS Tells High Court To Uphold 3rd Circ.'s Asylum Denial
• Wash. Court Should Hear DACA Detention Row, Judge Says
• 4 Ways GCs Can Cope With Immigration Uncertainty
• Agent, Trainer Say Prosecutors Whiffed In Smuggling Case
• Law360 Cheat Sheet: Cases Challenging The New Travel Ban
• Trump Says New Travel Ban Answers Suing States' Concerns
• 4th Circ. Chides BIA For Narrow Read Of Asylum Law
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Body Cameras, Federal Grant Cuts
• Ex-DOJ Heavyweight Joins Linklaters' White Collar Team
• DOJ, Janitorial Cos. Settle Immigration Discrimination Claims
• NY AG Clarifies Legal Guidance For 'Sanctuary' Cities
• Diplomat Loses 2nd. Circ. Bail Appeal In Forced Labor Case
• Immigration Compliance Dangers In The Shared Economy
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• 4 Questions About The New Travel Ban Order
• Baseball Agent Escapes 2 Counts In Cuban Smuggling Trial
• Ban On 'Sanctuary' Policies Advanced By Florida Panel
• Ranchers, DOL Fight Shepherds' Wage Floor Challenge
• 9th Circ. Nixes Man's Re-Entry Sentence, Cites Judge's Bias
• Immigrant Detainees Want Class Cert. In Due Process Suit
• EEOC Debuts Online Inquiry System In 5 Cities
• 11th Circ. Nixes Mexico Tourism Tax Racketeering Suit
• Trump Slams Bid For Injunction In Travel Ban Challenge
• Injunction Applies To Resurrected Travel Ban, States Say
• GOP Sens. Float Bill To Address CBP Hiring 'Obstacles'
• Iowa Rep. Introduces Bill To End EB-5 Visa Program
• DOL Pick Acosta To Leave US Century Bank If Confirmed
• Will Pena-Rodriguez V. Colorado Apply To Civil Cases?
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• Trump's Prosecutor Purge Stokes DOJ Strife
• Bharara Fired After Refusing To Resign
• Trump's Latest Travel Ban Faces First Legal Setback In Wis.
• Watchdog Dings USCIS On H-2 Application Fee Structure
• Judge Refuses To Move Ahead In Wash. Travel Ban Case
• Last Ups At Hand In Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Trial
• Foreign Investors Nab Partial Victory In EB-5 Dispute
• H-1B Petitioners Want Lottery Blocked Until Ruling Issued
• 'Dreamer' Who Was Arrested After Speech Released, Attys Say
• Sessions Asks Obama's 46 Remaining US Attys To Resign
• Construction Co.'s Penalty Cut For 189 I-9 Form Violations
• Early Days Of New Administration Show Influence Of TROs
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• UC Irvine, ABA Back Immigrant Bond Ruling At 9th Circ.
• Trump's Muslim Ban Remarks May Cloud Suits On New Order
• 3rd Circ. Reverses BIA In Sodomy Case Deportation Ruling
• Dems Ask DHS Not To Split Up Families At Border
• Full 9th Circ. Orders BIA To Review Gay Mexican's Asylum Bid
• NY, Mass. AGs Join Fight To Bar Trump's Latest Travel Ban
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• Immigrant Numbers In US Labor Force Growing, Report Says
• 9th Circ. Legal Concerns Influence Trump's New Travel Ban
• Immigration Ban Could Keep US From Hosting World Cup
• Agent's Partner Saw No Signs Of Smuggled Cuban Players
• Hawaii Gets OK To Challenge New Trump Immigration Ban
• DOJ Balks At Hearings For Immigrant Kids In 9th Circ. Appeal
• 4 Things To Know About Trump's Pick For Solicitor General
• EB-5 Receiver's $3M Building Plans OK'd In SEC Row
• Feds Urge Justices To Uphold 6th Circ. Deportation Ruling
• Dems Move To Defund, Block New Immigration Ban
• 'Dreamer' Detained After Speech Deserves Hearing, Court Told
• Shepherds' Antitrust Minimum Wage Suit Tossed
• House Judiciary Committee Calls For EB-5 Reforms
• Hawaii Becomes 1st State To Challenge New Immigration Ban
• MLB Execs Testify As Ballplayer Smuggling Trial Continues
• SXSW To Nix Artist Letter 'Immigration Clause' After Outcry
• Gov't To Pay $1M To Kids Of Man Fatally Beaten By Agents
• Immigration Group Wants In On Visa Rule Challenge Suit
• Trump's Hiring Freeze Doesn't Touch Immigration Judges
• Diplomat, Feds Spar Over 'Slavery' Case Bail At 2nd Circ.
• Texas Court Upholds Immigration Atty's 2-Year Suspension
• New Immigration, Travel Order Won't Stem Tide Of Lawsuits
• USCIS Suspends Expedited Processing For H-1B Visas
• Trump Calls On US To Enhance Visa, Refugee Vetting
• US Drops Opposition To Prof's Visa, Moves To Toss Case
• Ariz. County To Pay $400K In Racial Profiling Case Fees
• Jury Clears FedEx Of 1 Bias Charge, Deadlocks On Another
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• Trump Issues New Immigration Ban Executive Order
• Juror's Racial Bias Is Grounds For New Trial, Justices Rule
• Privacy Shield Needs To Be Revisited, EU Officials Told
• Cost, Time Hurdles May Sour GOP Appetite For Border Wall
• Contractor's Civilian Bid Protest Falls Into GAO Dead Zone
• Maryland AG Wants Hospitals, Courts To Be ICE 'Safe Harbors'
• ICE Can't Force Miami-Dade To Hold Detainees, Judge Says
• Domestic Worker Loses Forced Labor Suit At 4th Circ.
• Key Moves When Immigration Clients Are Caught In Raids
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Refugee Challenges Denaturalization Standard At High Court
• Witness Ties Trainer, Agent To Smuggling Players Out Of Cuba
• Judge Rips DHS Over HSBC Trader Readmission Uncertainty
• EU Lawmakers Push US Toward Full Visa Reciprocity
• Developer Agrees To Fork Over $18M In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Bipartisan Bill Would Cut H-1B, L-1 Visa Abuse, Reps. Say
• Atlanta Immigration Judges' Conduct Merits Probe, DOJ Told
• Sessions Exits Probes Into Russian Election Meddling
• Police Say Funding Threats To Sanctuary Cities 'Problematic'
• Dems Want Pink Slip For Sessions After Russian Revelations
• Electronic Device Searches At Airports: Business As Usual?
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Cuban Ballplayer Testifies He Ate Passport On Flight To US
• Trump's Immigration Plans Put Employers, Workers On Edge
• Temp Staffing Co. Owner Sentenced In Visa Fraud Conspiracy
• USCIS Urged To Reject Narrow Interpretation Of 'Degree'
• 1st Circ. Won't Undo Sudanese Man's Marriage Fraud Finding
• Barst Mukamal Nabs Business Immigration Atty For NY Office
• Judge Nixes Quick Release Hearing Bid In DACA Row